Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

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Etymology: From the Latin word solitudo, feminine, third declension, meaning solitude, loneliness, in allusion to the insular isolation of these tortoises. Also, the termination -tudo alludes to the name Testudo and the testudinid affinities of this new taxon.

Full reference: P. Valenti, E. Vlachos, C. Kehlmaier, U. Fritz, G. L. Georgalis, A. H. Luján, R. Micciché, L. Sineo, and M. Delfino. 2022. The last of the large-sized tortoises of the Mediterranean islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1-14

Parent taxon: Testudinidae according to G. L. Georgalis et al. 2025

See also Valenti et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Achilemys, Aldabrachelys, Anhuichelys, Astrochelys, Barnesia, Cachuga, Caryoderma, Cautleya, Chelys patagonica, Cylindraspis, Damonia, Emys sombrerensis, Eochersina, Eochersis, Floridemys, Fontainechelon, Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) equicomes, Geocheloninae, Geochelonini, Gopherinae, Gopherus, Gopherus praecedens, Homopus, Juvemys, Kansuchelys, Malacochersus, Manouria, Megalochelys, Miotestudo, Nicoria, Palaeoemys, Pelorochelon, Protestudo, Psammobates, Pyxis, Sinohadrianus, Stylemys calaverensis, Testudininae, Testudininei, Testudinites sellovii, Testudo annae, Testudo atascosae, Testudo castrensis, Testudo cultrata, Testudo exornata, Testudo formosa, Testudo francisi, Testudo hayi, Testudo klettiana, Testudo laticaudata, Testudo louisekressmani, Testudo luciae, Testudo ocalana, Testudo paranensis, Testudo peragrans, Testudo quadratus, Testudo semenensis, Testudo undata, Titanochelon, Xerobatinae

Subtaxa: Solitudo gymnesica Solitudo robusta Solitudo sicula

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Type: Testudo robusta

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore

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